Frank Holmes (economist)
Sir Frank Holmes | |
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Holmes in 1977 | |
| Born | Frank Wakefield Holmes 8 September 1924 Oamaru, New Zealand |
| Died | 23 October 2011 (aged 87) Silverstream, New Zealand |
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| Spouse |
Nola Ruth Ross
(m. 1947; died 2011) |
Sir Frank Wakefield Holmes JP (8 September 1924[1] – 23 October 2011) was a New Zealand economist and government advisor noted to have significantly influenced New Zealand's social and economic development.[2]
Career and military service
Throughout his career, Holmes advised on economic policy and foreign trade to several New Zealand governments during the 1950s and 1960s.[3]
Holmes was an economics professor at Victoria University of Wellington from 1952 to 1967.[4] He then remained Emeritus Professor of the Institute of Policy Studies up until his death.
Holmes served as a bomber pilot in World War II with the Royal New Zealand Air Force, No. 31 Squadron.[5]
He was appointed a Knight Bachelor in the 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours, for services to economics and education and was also awarded, by the University of Otago in 1997, an Honorary Doctorate and in 2004, from the Victoria University of Wellington.[6][4]
Holmes died on 23 October 2011, aged 87.[7][8][9] He had been predeceased by his wife, Nola, Lady Holmes, in March that year, after 63 years of marriage.[10]
References
- ^ "Obituary". The Dominion Post. Wellington. 29 November 2011.
- ^ "Sir Frank Holmes – Public Economist and PECC Pioneer - Pacific Economic Cooperation Council". pecc.org. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Top government advisor dies in Wellington". www.stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Public Art Heritage". publicart.nz. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "Frank Wakefield Holmes". Auckland War Memorial Museum. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "No. 46595". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 14 June 1975. p. 7405.
- ^ Rutherford, Hamish (23 October 2011). "Top government advisor dies in Wellington". The Dominion Post. Wellington. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ Sir Frank Holmes Archived 24 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine at the VUW Institute of Policy Studies
- ^ "Sir Frank Holmes passes away | NZAE : New Zealand Association of Economists". www.nzae.org.nz. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ "In memory of Lady Nola Holmes". Tributes Online. Retrieved 6 January 2024.